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Srxr,Assu.L SALE.

NALL
W. W. URDETTE CO.'S
GREAT sEMI-ANNuAI. SALE
BEGAN THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE
THIRTY DAYS.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF CHOICE DRY GOODS land CARPET
INGS AT COST.
LADIES' WRAPS LESS THAN COST.
$4,000 worth Of Remnants. Odds and Ends a. one
third their value including Remnants of Silks Satins
Velvets Pushes and Black and Colored Dress Goods of
every description.
READ THE FOLLOWING AND COME AND SEE
THE PRICES
BLACK AND CoLoRED SILKS. vELvETS, CASH
MERES
CLOTH SUITINGS OF ALL KINDS
BLEACHED AND BROWN TABLE DAMASK
TOWELS. BED COMFORTS. BED QUILTS.
BLANKETS. FLANNELS, CANTON FLANNELS.
BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINGS, GING-
HAMS AND CALICoEs AT COST.
LADIES' GENTS. AND CHIDREN'S MERINo
UNDERWEAR,
AND
LADIES'. GENTS AND CHILDREN's HOSIERY,
GLOVES AND HANDkERCHIEFS AT COST.
LADIES' SEAL PLUSH. ASTRACHAN and CLOTH
NlSITES, SHORT WRAPS and NEW MAR
kETS will be sold regardless of COST. $ we must
have more room for SILK and VELVET DEPART
MENT
CARPETING. oILCLoTHs. RUGS, MATS, &c.
Best Lowell and Hartford Ingrains. RoxbGry Tapes
try Brussels Bgelow and Hartford Body Brussels and
Velvet Carpets AT COST
smyrna Velvet and Tapestry Rugs and Mats cost
ONE PRICE. ALL GOODS WARRANTED AS REP
RESENTED.
W. W. BURDETTE co,
jaS-3t Nos OPS eth st. and FOG stu
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New York Ito Years Ago.

INcNV 1OIA IlV n exkxS AROs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION WRITTEN BIZ RESIDENT FOR
AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
From the N. Y. Sun.
Among the heirlooms OF a New Yorktfamily is a
copy OF the Newcastle, England, Chronicle OF Sep
TENDER 2, 1776. The paper has a double value to
its possessors, as it contains this description Of
New York city, written by the founder Of their
family:
''This CITY," writes the correspondent of ITO
years ago, "is situated upon the point OF a small
island, lying open to the bay on one side, and
On the Others included between the East
and North rivers, and commands a fine pros
pect or water, the Jerseys, Long Island, Staten
Island, and several others which lie scattered
In this bay. 1t contains between 1900 and
5000 houses and 10000 or L. 600 Inhabitants and
Is telerably well built. The streets are paved and
very clean, but in general they are narrow: there
are two or three, indeed which are spacious and
very airy, particularly the Broadway The houses
In this street have most of them row OF trees be.
Iore them, which form an agreeable shade and pro-
duce pretty effect. The whole length OF the
town Is something more than a mile the breadth
or 1t about half a one. The situation is healthy
but 1t Is subject to great Inconvenience from the
want OF fresh water, which the Inhabitants are
Obliged TO bring from springs at some distance
from the town. The public buildings are the col
lege which is finely situated, fronting the North
river; Trinity church, st. Georges chapel and
several German and Dutch places OF religious wor-
ship, handsome charity school, barracks capa-
cious enough to hold 200 men, with large, healthy
prison.
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Sales Of Real Estate.

Mr.. Buchanan Beale has sold to j. H. voorhees,,
lot p and part 90, square 2O5, fronting nearly
40 feet on 14th street. between T and streets,
for 500, 46S.2O.
Harvey L. Page has sold to John S. Blair, sub
lots and 8 and part 9, square ITO, fronting 56S
feet on Goth street and 80 feet On street north
west, for S6,375.
z. T. Carpenter has transferred to j. W. Lane,
sub lot 2S, square 371 fronting 30 feet on Massa-
chuSetts avenue, between 9th and 10th streets
northwest, for $500.
NJ. w. Walker has decided to B. L. Walker lot
:, square 1913, fronting 81 feet On I'd street be-
tween and b streets northeast, and part 8,
square S15 (NO. 4O3 b street northeast, for
$4,000.
John &. Slater and wife have sold to Thomas F.
Clark and others. trustees Of Grace NJ. f. church,
south part OF lot 4, square S6S, at the corner OF
18th and streets northeast, 56.4X354 feet, for
$1,000
ID. T. Hasson has sold to John d. Langhorne sub
lot W and part sub G, square 161, fronting about
16 feet on Connecticut avenue, between l. and NJ
streets northwest; $1,000. Mary Rose Sauires has
sold to julius H. Smith ct al, for $500, sub lot
49, square 513 21 by 81 feet at the southwest cor
ner OF 18th and n streets northwest
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Death Of Alice Oates.

Alice Oates once a well-known opera bouffe
and buresque songstress, died last evening at the
residence OF her father-in-law, 724 North Twenti-
eth street, Philadelphia, after an illness that COM
menced in August last. Mrs. Oates was first at
tackled with rheumatic govt; then spinal affec-
ton set in, and this was complicated with stOm-
ach troubles. She was born in Nashville, Tenn,
on September 90, 1919, and her family name was
Merritt Her education was begun in her native
town and continued at Terra Haute Ind. In 1865
she married James A. Oates, "leading man" at
Woods theater In Cincinnati, and she made her
debut at woods In 1868. Her husband died of
consumption in 1870, and In 1872 the widow mar
was soon divorced. Mrs. Oates sang and acted
with success in New York and all over the United
States. She became best known through her per-
fornanceS in connection with the Oates Comic
OperaCOmpany, OF which she was both directreSS
and prima donna. She was an excellent musician,
gifted With powerful but not particularly SYM
pathetic voice, and with more vivacity and energy
than delicacy and subtleness. In person Mrs.
Oates was small, inclined to stOutneSS, and pro-
nOunced brunette.
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YOUNG BALTIMOREAN'S SUICID8.-John JamiSon
young man, aged rs years. who has been with
his father in the grocery business in Baltimore
died last night from an overdose or laudanum
Young JamisOn was at first employed as clerk
in his fathers store, and then given minor posi-
tiOn which, it is stated, displeased him. Yester-
day afternoon he visited No. 1877 King street, run
by woman named Molie Evans, to see a young
girl named Maggie Coogan, with whom he was
acquainted. About $3.50 O'Clock the girl found
JamisOn lying in a room in semi-unconscious
condition. She discovered vial OF laudanum
which originally contained about two ounces. It
was found that about one-half an ounce had been
used. All efforts to reSuSc1tate him were OF no
avail. He had said to Maggie COogan that he was
going to commit suicide, and wanted her to do
likewise.
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Ministerial Qualifications.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
We were speaking OF preachers having fine
voices, and one minister said: 'They tell grand
story on Brother s., %hom you all know He
was detailed to do a little missionary work among
the negroes When the time was up. he was re-
appointed. One OF the class leaders Oh the darkey
church came to him and said: Brother s.,
ives glad dey done sent you back to preach to us
"'Why SOo' Queried the minister.
"sKase, de culled folks all lack you. Dey say
you got de mo'nfulles' voice."
THE BOSTON STREET RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED
The Boston street railway strike was ended last
night. At q conference between officers of the
company and the men all the demands of the
latter are said to have been conceded. There was
no violence attendant upon the strike yesterday
All the cars which were run out were protected by
policemen, although there was no necessity for it.
as there were no greater distractions offered than
the boots and yellS OF the sympathizerS with the
men, who were principally boys and idle persons
Here and there a teamster got in the way and took
his own time about leaving the tracks.
There was collision OF freight trains on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at Brands station
last evening. Both trains were wrecked and three
The strike OF the coal handlers in Hoboken
threatens New York and Brooklyn with q coal
famine.
Erastus Wiman states that the Baltimore and
Ohio is ready to proceed with the construction of
the Arthur Kill bridge as soon as the War DEPART
ment decides in favor OF one or other OF the plans
Edward Meagher was shot during quarrel at
Mendoza Mimi, and then carried I'm q sleigh long
distance when the temperature was thirty degrees
below zero the blood from his wounds freezing to
bernhard Haas was arrested in williamsport.
while employed ia a bank IN Heimersbach, Baden.
kosse p M II sas next loi issue 81 Of his
made against him OF "pOcketing charity money!
amounting to $780, he repudiates the CHARGES
and asks that his accounts be audited.
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DENOUNCED AS STOCK-JOBBING SCHEME.-PreSi-
dent Adams, of the Union Pacific railroad has adj
tive Crisp regarding recent reports circulated con-
corning the Pacific railroad funding bill now pend
Ing In Congress, in which he emphatically denies
the truth OF all charges OF corruption attempted
corruption, on behalf OF the Central Pacific as well
as of the Union Pacific railroad. Mr.. Adams says:
81 have reason to know that while the Central Pa
c1fic Is indifferent to the proposed legislation IL
not actively opposed TO it, the Union Pacific has
not spent In any illegitimate way dollar to pro-
mote it. / have evidence that the charge referred
to was invented and furnished to the press by
blackma1lers and stock jObbers whose sole object
was and is to further their own ends in Wall street
at the expense OF the permanent interests both OF
this company and the government. AS to the
measures now pending before Congress, both in
the House and Senate, will frankly say the man.
agement OF the Union Pacific has no preference
between them. 1t considers both OF them as too
hostile In their provisions. Both exact OF the
company in favor OF the government rate of in
terest nearly half as large again as the govern
ment pays to the company"
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The court imposed fine Of $50, which was paid.
The Virginia Legislature and tn
Aqueduct Bridge.

To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR.
The act Of the Virginia legislature referred to
by Mr.. s. A. COe in yesterdays STAR, and approved
March 9th, 1886, revives the act approved Febru-
airy q, 1879, excepting in this one modification:
the act OF 1879 fixes site In the words, cat or
near the Three Sisters islands, while the recent
act Omits these and substitutes "anywhere in the
county OF Alexandria," The Secretary of War
certainly has full warrant under this statute to
construct the Virginia abutment. 1t is only
matter Of justice for me to say that this change
was suggested to Mr.. COe by Capt. K s. Lacey
prior to request made to Hon. j. NJ. Thorn for re-
viVer. r. H. SYPHERD
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Selling Liquors to Minors.
JUDGE SMELLS VIEWS ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF


JUDGE SMELLS VIEWS ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
SALOON KEEPERS
This morning in the Police Court Patrick Ken
nedy, the keeper OF grocery store and barroom at
the corner OF 9th and streets southeast, was
charged by Officer Pearson with selling liquor to
minors. Pinkney Tabert, colored, II years Of age,
testified to purchasing pint Of liquor in the de-
PENDANTS place, and to drinking portion OF it
after leaving the store Two other small boys teS-
titled to assisting the previous witness to drink
the liquor. The defense claimed that the LIQUOR
was given to the boy because he had been in the
habit of getting 1t for blacksmith in the neigh
bOrhoOd, who gave testimony TO that effect. The
colOred boy was recalled, and he testified that
when he had asked for liquor for himself the de-
PENDANT had refused him.
The judge said the burden was upon the defend
ant to make the necessary inquiries. He should
be sure he is right before he makes the sale.
Mr.. Cahill, counsel for Kennedy said he thought
this was case where the defendants personal
recOgniZance should be taken. There was no
doubt a technical violation OF law, but there was
evidently no intention OF wrongdoing on the part
OF the defendant.
Mr. Padgett said If there was any class of cases
In which The penalty should be imposed it was
this class, and as long as he was the prosecuting
officer he would never consent to letting up on
anybody shown to have violated this law. There
Is no telling how much injury might be done by
selling the smallest amount OF whisky to boy.
In this case he thought the defendant had been
proven guilty, and he would ask that fine be
imposed.
The court impOSed a fine Of 600 which was maid
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BIC REDUCTION
IN THE PRICES OF DRY GOODS

IN THE PRICES OF DRY GOODS
AsTRAKHAN CLOTH, pure wool. one yard and half
PURE WOOL CHtDDA SERGE wide double width.
HOMEsPUN DRESS GOODS. extra width reduced
to 2Sc.
Extra Large Size WHITE WOOL BLANKETS, re-
duced to So.
CAMEL'S HAIR HOME-sPUN DRESS GOODS
VIDE double Width pure wool. reduced to 45c.
RlAN0 CONERS, handsomely embroidered, 1919.
wide double fold. II yards for So.
COLORED and BLACK SILK VELNETS, 81.
Great Reduction in the prices of BLACK and COL
ORED SILKS, VELVETS. SATINS and fine quality
Dress Goods. Bargains in BLACK and COLoRED
BLACK STRIPED SILK vELvETS, 1925
Double WHITE WOOL BLANKETS. 81.
BLACK CASHMERE SHAWLS. pure WOOL $50
- par OF our extra large size, fine quality Damask
Towels, worth 81. of our large size handsome
Bridal Quilts, worth 81 30, presented each Gus
toner who buys 3 10 worth Of Dry Goods
S 9cS A RRREa TIT Fee ERR ~ ssss
"A ERR 7 ZEE ERR ssss
Geo A 4 Z L ZEE R r ssss :"
d2S I'll MARKET SPACE near 9TH street.
SECURE YOUR BARGAINS AT THE BANKRUPT
- Sale, 434 9TH ST. Goods at soc. on dollar.
f. STEINEM.
1alO-3t Purchaser.
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MAYTHoRPE FARM MILK. in sealed jars. 22o st. NV.
THE LATEST Novelty for Xmas PreSents-LadieS'
Straw slippers, three colors,
Mrs. WM. III. RICH,
III Market Space.
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The Fine Residence of Mr.. Alexander
Graham BELL Damaged by Fire.

Shortly before O'Clock this morning the fine
residence Of Mr.. Alexander Graham Bell fronting
on Scott Circle, was discovered to be on fire. OFF,
Ger Maddox saw flames issuing from the mansard
roof, which forms the third story, and at once
turned In an alarm. When Chief Paris arrived
he at once turned in a general alarm and began
the contest with the fire, which, feeding on the
heavily timbered roof for long time, defied tile
efforts Of the f1remen. The third story where the
fire was confined, was occupied by the SER
wants. The four women servants and one man
servant were aroused in time, and assisted Mrs
Bell and the children to escape from the house,
and shelter was provided for them in the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Cranch McIntfre, On the opposite
side OF Rhode Island avenue. Prot. Bell was away
I Re tas only a tS Of value that Mrs
manuscripts Of her husbands The house
was very richly furnished, and the elegant hang
the water which Hooded the entire house. The he
fire was confined to the roof or the upper story
but as usual is the case, the water did almost as
much damage to the rest OF the house as the fire
would have done. Mr. Gardiner 6. Hubbard the
father of Mrs. Bell, was summoned and came over
in his carriage and took Mrs. Bell and the children
TO his residence on Connecticut avenue The fire.
men had hard struggle to Subdue the flames on
account OF the height of the house and the inflam-
mable character OF the roof where the fire was
located.
. The house was erected by Lieut.. Brodhead, and
was sold to Prof: Bell some years ago for $4,000
Since that time he has added some improvements
considerably increasing the cost OF the house.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
An examination Of the house this morning by
Mr.. c. j. Bell and others leads to the belief that
the fire originated in the north part Of the third
story from crate in the studio The Henry libra
ry in the northwest corner and Mr.. Bells library
In the southwest corner were found to be I'M
harmed, although the water had poured down
through the ceiling In the center OF both of these
rooms. The libraries were very valuable cOliec-
lions, and Mr.. Bell, who is at present in New York.
Will be glad to know that In the wrecking of his
beautiful home his books were not injured. Mr.. c.
j. Bell the banker who is a cousin OF Mr.. Alexan-
der Graham Bell, denies the published statement
that there was laboratory in the house.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The principal loss is from the damage to the
decorated walls and ceilings throughout the house
and to the elegant furniture, which will be almost
an entire loss The insurance on the house was
$4,000. and is divided among the following home
companies: Mutual Protection, $1,000; COrcoran,
$1,000; Arlington, $4,000: Firemen's, $1,000. The
insurance on the furniture was divided as follows
Prescott, Of Boston, s., 0O0; Germa n-American OF
New York, $4,000; Franklin, OF this city, 1000
Potomac, OF this city, s., 800.
1t is estimated that the total loss will reach
$4,000.
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INSTITUTE OF NATURAL THERAPEUTICS No. $40
18Th street northwest For treatment OF nervous
and chronic diseases. Pure and compound oxygen
administered, from our own laboratory on the
premises. Pamphlets free on application in per-
son or by mail.
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FINE PoRrEAIrs. Kets Kemethy, 11oe Pa. ave.

RECEIVED OF Frank j. Tibbets, general manager
National Mutual Life Association OF Washington,
d. c., one thousand dollars ~ 600 in full payment
of policy No POI the life OF Mrs. Anne s. Cath
cart, who died November 2, 1856, In Baltimore,
Md, at No. 3:S2 T. Pratt street, holding the above
policy In favor OF her children.
CAROLINE ID. HOPKINS, Guardian,
81, E. Pratt street.
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For the coming week offer the following Red
Ticket Bargains. We have been very successful with
our first weeks clearing sale. and one who has
visited our establishment can say We do differently
from what advertise.
BARGAINS ONLY AND ONLY BARGAINS.
The NEwMARKETs advertised at $3.50 have all
been picked over. only few le.t- These Will I've sold
this week at $3.50. splendid chance Tor a servant To
get a big bargain and good coat.
The Ladies' and Misses JACKETS advertised at
$500. Few also left this lot; Some among them
cost high ten dollars. This week you can buy
them at two dollars.
The Misses COATS advertised as second choics.
Only few left of these in H. IL and To- You can buy
them now at one dollar and fifty cents.
The CHIIDREN's DRESSES advertised at 81. only
ones left sizes up years, you now buy them
at So
Avery few choice MISSES SUITS. sold as high as
SD, We Will now close ont at 81 30 only.
All our stock of LADIES' and MISSES CIoAKs and
SUITS have been reduced cost, less no.
cording TO style of garments.
BLANKETS.
We are Offering three special lots-one Gray BLAN-
kET. full size. splendid value So 30 which We viii
close out at one dollar and ninety cents.
One lot of German BLANKETS. all WOOL good value
al $40; We will close out what have left two
dollars
WHITE BLANKETS snch used in Government
Hospitals and have sold in this city well 30 We
will close out this lot a; 1925. only for q few days
Seven Pair ANTIQUE LACE CURTAINS, sold -
$3.50 We will close out at S225.
Pair ALL LINEN ANTIQUE LACE CURTAINS,
sold at $3.50, We viii close at s32l.
Pair MADRAS CURTAINS. sold at 90. We will
close out at $50.
6Pair REAL MADRAS CURTAINS. sold at "a 80.
We will close ont at So.
20 pieces of Curtain Scrinis, new patterns, TO b
closed out at 3 cents.
One lot of Shelf Oil Cloths at 3 cents.
One lot of Stair Oil Cloths at 10 cents.
One lot of Felt Druegets 24-l PA, sold at s2 IS;
We Will close out at Sl.15
Our Annual Sale Of Enbroideries and Ladies' Cotton
Underwear will commence from MONDAY. January
10th. Give call. Convince yourself that stand
back for none, but that We lead.
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THE SENATORIAL CONTEST IN ILLINOIs-A tele-
gram from Springfield, Ill, last night, says: With
the return OF the members OF the legislature this
afternoon the senatorial contest has reached its
most heated point and gives evidence OF being
protracted struggle The situation is not mate
rally changed and Mr. Farwell still stands against
the field. The Grand Army influence has not CEN
tered upon any named candidate. There is strong
talk tonight OF GOV. Oglesby entering the race
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WOODWARD 4 LOTHRoP viii open tomorrow
morning 5000 yards OF checked and plaid nain-
socks, gOOd quality. at > cents per ward.
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TWELVE VICTIMS OF THE TIFFIN DIsATER IDENTI-
FIED.-The inquest into the recent railroad disas-
ter at Tffin, Ohio, was continued yesterday being
directed principally to Identifying the killed BY
relics picked up the names OF 7. o. PembertOn OF
Payne, Ohio; Frank Bowman, of fredericksburg,
Pa. and David Ober, OF Oberlin, Pa, are added to
the list OF killed already given. This accounts for
twelve OF the missing persons. 1t is believed the
body found beyond the tender was that OF tramp.
1t is suspected that j. L. Bentley, OF Bloomington,
was on the train and persisted.
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The NIorcy Leffcr Forgery.

Inc MOfey Lcttcf EOTXefys
EXPERT CARvALUO AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE
WAS WRONG
In the Paine win contest in New York yesterday
afternoon Expert d. w. Carvaiho gave evidence in
relation to the Morey letter. which the late Presi-
dent Garfield was accused OF being the author of,
but which was afterward proven to be forgery.
Witness said he testified as an expert in that case
for "J0Sh" Hart who was at the time proprietor OF
the New York Truth. Witness said he had pro-
nounced the signature genuine. He said at that
time he was guided by the theory OF similarity.
But since then he had learned several lessons, and
now worked under the system OF natural similar
ity; that he thought similarity was the best evil
dence OF forgery. Witness acknowledged that he
had then made grave mistake, and that he had
so published 1t after the trial OF the case. He had
conferred and agreed with Prof Ames, who testi-
fed at the last hearing about the power OF attor-
ney from Paine to Wardwell. Ex-Gov. Chamber
lain asked the expert IL he was just as sure that
the signature to the Morey letter, having the
Jewett letter In his hand at the time for COMPARE
son, was genuine as he was that the paper before
him Uhe power of attorney was faulty. To this
Mr. Carvalho replied that he was then but was
wrong. Now he was guided by another and bet
ter system.
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IN VIEW OF THE DISASTROUS FIRE at Prof. Bells
owners OF real and personal property should see
thar they are amply insured. The columbia Fire
Insurance CO." Kellogg building, ~ No street, Is
u reliable company To insure with